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#98: Mending Your Family Tree with Elizabeth Oates

Meet Elizabeth:

Elizabeth considers herself "a poster child for children from divorced families." Experiencing divorce at three different ages and stages while growing up, she regularly witnessed marital strife that came from addiction, abuse, abandonment, and general dysfunction. Now a mother of five (three biological, one adopted, and one foster child), Elizabeth has made it her life mission to mend the broken branches of her own family tree through God's redemption, while equipping and encouraging other mothers in the areas of marriage, foster care, and faith.

What we chat about:

Some unique challenges of raising foster or adopted children

Creative ways to deal with tattling kids

The story of how Elizabeth's mother's three divorces at various stages in life affected her

Managing motherhood as a natural overachiever

Creating a mission statement to help evaluate the best places to focus your energy

Advice for those considering becoming a foster parent

How her new book, Mending Broken Branches (releasing October 24, 2017), equips and encourages women born into dysfunctional families who want something different for their own families

Where to find Elizabeth:

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